Born September 30, 1919, in Manning, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Julius Riley Bell and the late Susan Edna Richbourg Bell. She was a retired Long Distance Operator for AT&T and was a member of Sandy Dam United Methodist Church.

Surviving are: her husband, Mr. Percy Neils Knudsen; a son, Henry Furman Branham of Spartanburg; two daughters, Mary Roddey of Columbia and Cathy Branham of Walterboro; a brother, Olin Bell of Lexington; a sister, Eunice Lee of Lexington; nine grandchildren; nineteen great grandchildren; and many great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother and four sisters.

Family and friends are invited to call during a time of visitation from 6 o’clock until 8 o’clock this Thursday evening at THE BRICE W. HERNDON AND SONS FUNERAL HOMES AND CREMATORY, WALTERBORO CHAPEL, 1193 Bells Highway, Walterboro; 843.538.5408. Visit our online registry at: www.briceherndonfuneralhome.com.